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| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? +1 @nonoise - completely agree.I just had a fuse blow in my Krell and had to re-order another Furutech. While I was waiting, I decided to put back in the stock fuse. After 15 minutes, I literally could not listen anymore. It was completely unli... | |
| Advice Needed...16 Year Old Bryston 7B-ST's or Emotiva XPA-'s (gen2)? It depends on what you want. The older Bryston amps will have a nice smooth sound, but they can sound dull. They are definitely not fast amps. The ST series (gen 2) did improve things and the SST series (gen 3) was even faster and brighter. Th... | |
| acoustical stuffing / sound dampening subwoofer cabinet REL BRITANNIA B1 subwoofer Having researched a lot about subs before I built mine, I found that acoustic stuffing in a subwoofer is not as critical as you might think. The cabinet may have been left empty by design of REL. Adding acoustic stuffing can change/reduce the volu... | |
| Yggy DAC Hi twoch,I don't have any experience with Cardas, but if you're using gold-plated connectors (i.e. spades, XLR, etc.) it could be restricting resolution. Also, the tube preamp/amp may not be able to reveal the full resolution of the different DAC... | |
| Yggy DAC What kind of interconnects are you using? What kind of power cables? Speakers? Amps? There is a level where the resolution/transparency of the interconnect/preamp/amp is not enough to show differences between DAC sources. There are absolutely diff... | |
| Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters I went through this bass problem and solution this year. I did investigate some. The DBA double-bass array did seem to solve a lot of the problems, but I just could not implement that many drivers in my room. Based on my experiences, there are act... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? Possibly. It depends on how many fuses the fuse maker is able to produce. To further the logistics/sourcing issue, I ordered ONE specific size Isoclean fuse from a reseller. He did not have it in stock and had to go to his distributor who responde... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? I think we are all forgetting a major contributor to audio products -- logistics. It really depends on how critical this specific area is to an audio manufacturer. If we are talking about somebody like ARC (Audio Research) who is so critical about... | |
| Cable splitting I don’t know about the Marantz, but I have not had good results with the "bi-amping" options in these processors. Most of the time, they do not truly output the same signal on both "biamp outputs". They have a circuit that examines the actual wave... | |
| Best fuses for under $50? @nonoise - that is very cool. The Marantz will react well to the Furutech/PADIS since it is voiced on the warm side. The PADIS will bring out the resolution and detail much more. I also have had experience during the evolution of my equipment w... | |
| center channel speakers - Martin Logan vs Definitive Technology? I don't know that anybody here has experience with these specific items. Logic tells me that the Martin Logan may be better sound quality. The ribbon tweeter on the ML will probably be sweeter/nicer than the aluminum dome tweeter on the Def Tech... | |
| Oppo Vs Esoteric To further previous points, I have found that when you reach a certain level of DAC/source, the resolution of the interconnect can prevent you from hearing any difference that a superior device can reveal. This was comparing an Oppo BDP-105 with ... | |
| Try this free tweak - Speaker Slumber Party! Actually, not sure if it ultimately helps, but I have stuffed animals and hard-stuffed pillows stuck behind some Owens 703FRK panels in my front corners. Figure more cotton-based stuffing would be better for lower frequency response. lol. | |
| Tech That Flopped! Well, it wasn't really new technology, but new implementation of existing technology. Fully tube-based home theater surround processor:Audio Design Associates (ADA) Olympus III. Circa 1996-1998 timeframe. You can't really find reference of this... | |
| Best fuses for under $50? Thanks Nonoise. I believe you may go through a few more areas of burn-in pain with those Padis. Rhodium is like that. There could be times you turn it on and listen and say "I just can't listen to this!". Sometimes it can be bright, sometimes ... |